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   Gel

   /jel/

   

   noun

   • 1. a a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in cosmetic or medicinal products: "hair gel"
   • ▪ a semisolid colloidal suspension of a solid dispersed in a liquid.
   • 2. a semirigid slab or cylinder of an organic polymer used as a medium for the separation of macromolecules.

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid or semiliquid substance) set or become more solid: "the stew is gelling" Similar setstiffensolidifythickenhardencakecongealcoagulateclotrare:gelatinizeOpposite meltliquefy
   • ▪ form into a gel: "the mixture gelled at 7 degrees Celsius"
   • 2. (of a project or idea) take a definite form or begin to work well: "everything seemed to gel for the magazine" Similar take shapecome togetherfall into placehappentake formformemergecrystallizematerializebecome definiteOpposite fall apart
   • ▪ (of people) work well together: "during the tour they continued to gel as a band"
   • 3. apply gel to (the hair): "they'd gelled their hair"

   Word Origin late 19th century: abbreviation of gelatin. See also jell.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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